1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Women's 400m Individual Medley

1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Freestyle
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m		women
1500 m	men
Backstroke
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Breaststroke
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Butterfly
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Individual medley
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m	men	women
4×200 m	men	women
Medley relay
4×100 m	men	women
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The qualifying heats and the finals of the Women's 400 metres Individual Medley event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the first day of the championships, on Thursday 17 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Finals[]

RANK	FINAL A	TIME
	Emma Johnson (AUS)	4:35.18
	Sabine Herbst (GER)	4:36.02
	Joanne Malar (CAN)	4:37.46
4.	Chen Yan (CHN)	4:39.22
5.	(USA)	4:39.97
6.	Rachel Harris (AUS)	4:42.27
7.	(CAN)	4:42.58
8.	Wu Yanyan (CHN)	4:42.99

RANK	FINAL B	TIME
9.	Pavla Chrástová (CZE)	4:42.59
10.	(USA)	4:43.98
11.	Nadège Cliton (FRA)	4:48.30
12.	Mirjana Boševska (MKD)	4:49.10
13.	Martina Nemec (AUT)	4:49.32
14.	(CZE)	4:50.47
15.	(RSA)	4:52.49
16.	Petra Chaves (POR)	4:54.99

Qualifying heats[]

RANK	HEATS RANKING	TIME
1.	Sabine Herbst (GER)	4:39.18
2.	Joanne Malar (CAN)	4:39.73
3.	Emma Johnson (AUS)	4:40.20
4.	(USA)	4:41.32
5.	Chen Yan (CHN)	4:41.89
6.	Wu Yanyan (CHN)	4:42.24
7.	Rachel Harris (AUS)	4:42.43
8.	(CAN)	4:43.58
9.	(USA)	4:45.38
10.	Pavla Chrástová (CZE)	4:46.32
11.	Nadège Cliton (FRA)	4:47.72
12.	(CZE)	4:49.60
13.	Martina Nemec (AUT)	4:50.43
14.	Mirjana Boševska (MKD)	4:52.47
15.	(RSA)	4:53.62
16.	Petra Chaves (POR)	4:54.34
17.	(GRE)	4:54.60
18.	Praphalsai Minpraphal (THA)	4:56.59
19.	Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)	4:56.91
20.	Isabel Ceballos (COL)	4:57.76

See also[]

• 1996 Women's Olympic Games 400m Individual Medley
• 1997 Women's European LC Championships 400m Individual Medley

References[]

• Results^{[permanent dead link]}